Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:24:48 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Viren R. Shah" <viren@rstcorp.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The new bootloader - how do you set it up? Message-ID: <199810292324.PAA00714@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 29 Oct 1998 18:21:07 EST." <199810292321.SAA00678@jabberwock.rstcorp.com>
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> >>>>> "Mike" == Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> writes: > > >> way to find out whether the new boot stages were installed? What > >> should I be seeing with the new boot blocks? > > Mike> Remove /boot.config. The new loader does its very best to > Mike> look-and-feel just like the old one. > > That definitely changed something. The help screen is no longer > shown. So hopefully that means that I'm using the new boot blocks. Yup. With no cues, the new loader will just sit there for a few seconds (you can hit a key at this point and get the boot: prompt and help) and then load /boot/loader. > One unexpected side effect of my setup is that when I type in "reboot" > at the /boot/loader prompt, I get sent back to the NT loader menu. That's correct; 'reboot' actually calls the IPL vector (int19 IIRC), so it's faster than a soft reset. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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